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Topanga (
Tongva The Tongva ( ) are an Indigenous peoples of California, Indigenous people of California from the Los Angeles Basin and the Channel Islands of California, Southern Channel Islands, an area covering approximately . In the precolonial era, the peop ...
: ''Topaa'nga'') is an
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in western
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, United States. Located in the
Santa Monica Mountains The Santa Monica Mountains are a coastal mountain range in Southern California, next to the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Transverse Ranges. The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area encompasses this mountain range. Because of its p ...
, the community exists in Topanga Canyon and the surrounding hills. The narrow southern portion of Topanga at the coast is between the city of Malibu and the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Topanga as a
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP). As of the 2020 census the population of the Topanga CDP was 8,560. The ZIP code is 90290 and the
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is primarily 310, with
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only at the north end of the canyon. It is in the 3rd County Supervisorial district. Topanga is the largest unincorporated area in Los Angeles County by area, although a majority of it is undeveloped. The 2025 Palisades Fire severely impacted the community with the devastation of structures destroyed, forcing evacuations, and multiple road closures.


History


Name Development

''Topanga'' is the name given to the area by the Native American indigenous
Tongva The Tongva ( ) are an Indigenous peoples of California, Indigenous people of California from the Los Angeles Basin and the Channel Islands of California, Southern Channel Islands, an area covering approximately . In the precolonial era, the peop ...
tribe, and may mean "where the mountain meets the sea" or "a place above." The name in the
Tongva language The Tongva language (also known as Gabrielino, Gabrieleño, or Kizh) is an extinct and revitalizing Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Tongva, a Native American people who have lived in and around modern-day Los Angeles for centuries. It has n ...
, ''Topaa'nga'', has a root that likely comes from the Chumash language. It was the western border of their territory, abutting the Chumash tribe that occupied the coast from Malibu northwards. Bedrock mortars can be found carved into rock outcroppings in many locations.


Development of Settlement and Colonization

Topanga was then colonized by
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in 1839. In the 1920s, Topanga Canyon became a weekend getaway for Hollywood stars with several cottages built for that purpose. The rolling hills and ample vegetation served to provide both privacy and attractive surroundings for the rich and famous. During the 1960s, Topanga Canyon became a magnet to many new artists. In 1965, Wallace Berman settled in the area. For a time,
Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, forming the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield. Since the begi ...
lived in Topanga, first living with producer David Briggs then later buying his own house. He recorded most of his ''
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'' album in his basement studio in 1970.
Charles Manson Charles Milles Manson (; November 12, 1934 – November 19, 2017) was an American criminal, cult leader, and musician who led the Manson Family, a cult based in California in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Some cult members committed a Manson ...
had previously been living in Topanga, where he had briefly befriended both Neil Young and
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of
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. Members of the
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began their campaign of murder on July 31, 1969, with the murder of Topanga resident Gary Hinman, a music teacher who had opened his home to anyone needing shelter.


Boulder Disaster (2005)

On Monday January 10, 2005, a 25-foot, 300-ton boulder rolled down a hillside and landed in Topanga Canyon Blvd. It occurred after heavy rains with photos of the boulder in the news internationally. The boulder blocked traffic for most of that week cutting off thru traffic between the
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and the Pacific Coast Highway. 6-foot holes were drilled into the boulder, then low-yield explosives were used to partially blow up the boulder. A previous attempt with dynamite failed due to heavy saturation from rain.


Palisades Fire (2025)

In January 2025, the series of the January 2025 Southern California wildfires, particularly the Palisades Fire had ravaged through the Topanga State Canyon and portions of the community by extremely high
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conditions and a very severe Santa Ana Winds. The Palisades Fire devastated the lower portion of the community, with most homes near the Topanga State Beach located in the Southern Topanga destroyed, including Topanga Ranch Motel and Topanga State Park. The entirety of Topanga was put under an evacuation order despite parts of the community, including the downtown ones that are not fully devastated.


Geography


Topanga Canyon

Topanga Creek drains Topanga Canyon and is the third largest watershed entering the Santa Monica Bay. The creek is one of the few remaining undammed waterways in the area, and is a spawning ground for
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trout. The area typically receives about of rain annually. Topanga Beach lies on the coast at the outlet of Topanga Creek.
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, State Route 27, is the principal thoroughfare, connecting the
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(US 101) to the north with Pacific Coast Highway (SR 1) on the south. The southern portion of the boulevard largely follows Topanga Creek. North of the Old Topanga Canyon Road intersection, the boulevard traverses the Santa Monica Mountains. Topanga Canyon contains lands of Topanga State Park, the largest park in the Santa Monica Mountains and one of the largest
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s surrounded by a city in the world, as well as the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. It is part of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. It primarily represents a
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, with large areas of the
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, and a wide variety of native plants.


Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the
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system, Topanga has a
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, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.


Demographics

Topanga first appeared as a
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in the 2010 U.S. Census.


2020 census

The 2020 United States census reported that Topanga had a population of 8,560. The population density was . The racial makeup of Topanga was 79.4%
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, 1.5%
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, 0.5% Native American, 4.9% Asian, 0.1%
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, 2.9% from other races, and 10.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.9% of the population. The census reported that 99.7% of the population lived in households, 0.3% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 3,474 households, out of which 26.5% included children under the age of 18, 50.3% were married-couple households, 7.4% were cohabiting couple households, 24.6% had a female householder with no partner present, and 17.7% had a male householder with no partner present. 25.4% of households were one person, and 10.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.46. There were 2,314
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(66.6% of all households). The age distribution was 18.2% under the age of 18, 5.4% aged 18 to 24, 22.1% aged 25 to 44, 33.1% aged 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 47.9years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. There were 3,758 housing units at an average density of , of which 3,474 (92.4%) were occupied. Of these, 76.0% were owner-occupied, and 24.0% were occupied by renters.


Lower Topanga Canyon

The bottom of Topanga Canyon, where it meets Pacific Coast Highway and Topanga Beach, was owned for many years by the
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, a wealthy private club in downtown Los Angeles. The parcel was rented out to a variety of businesses and residents for decades at low rents, considering that it borders the city of Malibu. Thus Lower Topanga became unique as one of the last outposts of the classic Topanga Canyon bohemian
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lifestyle. The
Chumash people The Chumash are a Native Americans in the United States, Native American people of the central and southern coastal regions of California, in portions of what is now Kern County, California, Kern, San Luis Obispo County, California, San Luis O ...
considered Lower Topanga a sacred, economic, and cultural meeting place for tribes all along the coast. One of the main neighborhoods, the "Rodeo Grounds", takes its name from a rodeo arena that existed there on a Mexican ranch in the 1800s. In the early 1900s, Lower Topanga was a Japanese fishing village.
William Randolph Hearst William Randolph Hearst (; April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American newspaper publisher and politician who developed the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His extravagant methods of yellow jou ...
owned the property for a time and turned it into a weekend getaway spot with beach shacks for his and Marion Davies' guests. In the '60s, a lively community of artists and surfers sprang up in Lower Topanga. They maintained their houses without assistance, sometimes digging them out of the mud after floods or setting backfires to prevent a spreading wildfire from burning down their neighborhood. The roads remained unpaved.Capra, Pablo
''Idlers of the Bamboo Grove: Poetry from Lower Topanga Canyon''
Brass Tacks Press, 2002.
In 2001, Lower Topanga was sold to
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. The Lower Topanga community occupied less than 2% of the total purchased land. State Parks relocate residents and bulldozed the houses. (State Parks had already evicted residents who lived directly on Topanga Beach in the late '70s). A group of 10 Lower Topanga poets calling themselves the "Idlers of the Bamboo Grove" published a book of the same name in 2002, celebrating their community and lamenting the prospect of having to leave. Their publisher, Brass Tacks Press, continued publishing works about Lower Topanga, as well as maintaining an online ''Lower Topanga Photo Archive''. Even though Lower Topanga residents were given money to leave, some fought bitterly against their relocation in court. The last holdouts were forced off the land in March 2006. TreePeople and Mountains Restoration Trust are working to restore the area to its condition prior to development.


Culture

Topanga is known as a bohemian enclave attracting artists, musicians, filmmakers, and others. Numerous music festivals have been organized in the canyon, including the Topanga Days Festival and Topanga Earth Day. The Topanga Film Institute hosts the annual Topanga Film Festival. In the 1950s,
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ed actor Will Geer had to sell his large Santa Monica home and move his family to a small plot in the canyon where they could grow their own produce. Geer's friend
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had a small shack on the property. They unintentionally founded what became an artists' colony. Since its founding in 1973, the Geer family has continued to operate the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum. It has grown into an Equity theater, and occupies a natural outdoor amphitheater. It features
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an plays, modern classics, and original productions, as well as musical concerts. Performers have included
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,
Arlo Guthrie Arlo Davy Guthrie (born July 10, 1947) is an American folk music, folk singer-songwriter. He is known for singing protest song, songs of protest against social injustice, and storytelling while performing songs, following the tradition of his fa ...
,
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, and
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.
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was part of the early music scene in the 1960s. A famous venue in the canyon was the Elysium Institute, also known as Elysium Fields, a nudist club started by Ed Lange in 1967. After surviving extended battles with
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officials the property was sold in 2002 by its founder's heirs. Every
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weekend on the grounds of the Topanga Community House, Topanga has an annual fair and parade, called Topanga Days. Topanga Days Country Fair features music, belly dancing, over 80 unique craft vendors and a variety of food from Cajun to Mexican to vegan. A parade is held on Memorial Day. Topanga Canyon also hosts an annual reggae festival titled Reggae on the Mountain that has grown to be one of the largest events in the area. The event serves as a fundraiser for the Topanga Community Club in a similar fashion as Topanga Days. The Topanga Film Institute presents the annual Topanga Film Festival each July. The festival endeavors to bridge cultures, create and expand community, provide cultural exchange and networking opportunities. Two outdoor shopping centers featuring local businesses form the hub of local commerce. There are no hotels, motels or gas stations in Topanga, nor are there any chain or big box stores. The location of Topanga in the Santa Monica Mountains also makes the natural surroundings an important part of the culture. Streams, waterfalls, cliffs of exposed bedrock, landmark rock outcroppings, and overlooks with panoramic views of the mountains, Pacific Ocean and Los Angeles are common attractions. There are many trails for short walks, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, birdwatching, and rock climbing, all of which are important parts of the local community.


Government and infrastructure

The County of Los Angeles Public Library operates the Topanga Library located on 122 N Topanga Canyon Blvd. The
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operates Fire Station No. 69 in Topanga as a part of Battalion 5. During the 1960s and 1970s, "problematic firefighters" were placed here under the supervision of James O. Page. The
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(LASD) operates the Malibu/Lost Hills Station in Calabasas, serving Topanga. The
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Topanga Post Office is located at 101 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard. The California Highway Patrol, West Valley Area, handles the traffic on the State Route and in the unincorporated areas. The Topanga Coalition for Emergency Preparedness (T-CEP) operates an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) near the Topanga Town Center.


Education

Most Topanga residents are zoned to schools in the
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LAUSD schools which have attendance boundaries including the majority of Topanga include: * Topanga Elementary School ** A teacher stated in a 1998 ''
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'' article that the fact that the parents are creative professionals contributes to the school's high test scores. As of 1998 many parents conduct music and art lessons at this school, as Topanga itself is an artists' colony.Hardy, Terry. "Top of the Class" (education section). ''
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''.
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* A choice between Revere Charter Middle School or Woodland Hills Academy (formerly known as Parkman Middle School) * A choice between Palisades Charter High School and Taft High School The area is within Board District 4. As of 2010 Steve Zimmer represents the district. Some portions are in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD). Those portions are zoned to Webster Elementary School and
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. Some are in the Las Virgenes Unified School District. Private schools: * Manzanita School at Big Rock Ranch * Viewpoint School in Calabasas The County of Los Angeles Public Library operates the Topanga Library.


Notable people


In popular culture

The popular television series
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and its sister series Girl Meets World both prominently feature a character named Topanga Matthews (nee Lawrence). In Season One, Episode Nine of Girl Meets World, titled Girl Meets 1961, it is revealed she is named for Topanga Canyon. Her daughter, Riley, learns Topanga's grandmother, Rosie, was told about Topanga Canyon in a chance meeting with a stranger who was headed there. Rosie then wrote in her journal: "Topanga: What a beautiful name for something that you want to love." The Tongva Valley, which appears in the 2013 videogame ''
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'', is based on the Topanga Canyon. American rapper
Trippie Redd Michael Lamar White IV (born June 18, 1999), known professionally as Trippie Redd, is an American rapper and singer. Born and raised in Canton, Ohio, he has contributed to the progression of emo rap and rage, a subgenre of trap music. His de ...
released a single titled " Topanga" in 2018, referencing the community.


See also

*


References


External links


Topanga Chamber of Commerce

Topanga Elementary School
* , local magazine covering Topanga and the surrounding area
Topanga State Park official website

''Topanga Messenger''
the local newspaper. Closed doors December 1, 2016.
''Messenger Mountain News''
local newspaper covering Topanga and the Santa Monica Mountains from January 2017 – April 2020.
Topanga New Times
magazine covering Topanga and the Santa Monica Mountains since May 2020.
Topanga Community Club
home of Topanga Days


Project to save historic Los Angeles County Engine 69 which served Topanga area around 1955

Topanga Days Country Fair

"The Fire Next Time"
a story on Topanga Coalition for Emergency Preparedness (T-CEP)
Topanga Creek watershed map
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